Saginaw River Passages - June 29th -30th

The tug G.L. Ostrander, and her cement barge, Integrity, called on the Saginaw River on Friday, stopping at the Lafarge Cement Dock in Essexville. The pair were back outbound by late afternoon. Saturday morning saw the arrival of Olive L. Moore - Menominee, traveling to the upper river to unload at the Buena Vista dock.

Saginaw River Passages - June 23rd-26th

On June 23rd, the Dorothy Ann-Pathfinder called on the Saginaw River with a split load.  The pair dropped a partial cargo at the Wirt Stone Dock in Bay City, before continuing upriver to finish unloading at the Wirt Stone Dock in Saginaw.  June 25th saw the arrival of the Alpena, unloading at the Lafarge Cement dock in Essexville.  Very early on the morning of June 26th, the Dorothy Ann - Pathfinder were back again, this time unloading at the Wirt Sand and Stone dock in Essexville.  The pair were outbound before daylight on the 26th.

Saginaw River Passage - June 21st

Algoma Innovator made her very first trip to the upper Saginaw River Thursday afternoon, calling on the Sargent Dock in Zilwaukee with a cargo of salt. She was expected to be outbound early Friday morning.

Saginaw River Passages - June 20th & 21st

Traffic remains steady on the Saginaw River. Manitowoc called on the Port Fisher/Bay Aggregates dock in Bay City on Wednesday morning to unload. Later in the day Wednesday, Walter J.McCarthy arrived to unload coal at the Consumers Energy Dock in Essexville. Thursday morning saw the arrival of the Olive L. Moore - Menominee. The pair were traveling to the upper river to unload at a Saginaw area dock.

Saginaw River Passages - June 14th - June 18th

The Walter J. McCarthy, Jr. unloaded coal at the Consumers Energy dock in Essexville on June 14th.  June 15th saw the arrival of the tug G.L. Ostrander and her cement barge, Integrity.  The pair called on the Lafarge Cement dock in Essexville to unload.  On June 17th, the Herbert C. Jackson unloaded at the Port Fisher/Bay Aggregates dock in Bay City.  June 18th saw two vessel passages: The H. Lee White also called on the Port Fisher/Bay Aggregates dock to unload. A few hours later, Olive L. Moore - Menominee arrived on the Saginaw River, traveling all the way up to the Lafarge Stone dock in Saginaw, to unload

Saginaw River Passage - June 13th

The tug Defiance and her self unloading barge, Ashtabula, called on the Saginaw River early Wednesday evening. the pair entered the Port Fisher/Bay Aggregates slip to unload. Defiance - Ashtabula had finished unloading and were outbound early Thursday morning.

Saginaw River Passages - June 10th

The American Integrity was inbound for the Saginaw River early Saturday morning, calling on the Consumers Energy dock in Essexville to unload coal. She completed her unload later in the afternoon, backed into the Saginaw Bay, then turned and headed for the lake.

The Ryba Marine Construction Company tug, Thomas R. Morrish, arrived on the Saginaw River on saturday as well, bringing dredging equipment. The tug made a few trips to the upper river, moving equipment that was initially staged in Essexville upon their arrival.

The tug Manitou, pushing two barges for Ryba Marine, was upbound on the Saginaw River, Sunday afternoon, bound for Carrollton. She was to be outbound, light tug, later during the early evening hours.